June 16, 2013 by occpal We kindly request twitter to unsuspend our fellow activist @Chez_Em Defender of Human Rights for all oppressed people and tirelessly in effort to highlight violations of those inalienable human rights of Palestinians. This is Em, and we want her back! Reminding that: Article 19 of the ICCPR states: “Everyone shall […]

Maan News Agency | May 21, 2013 DOHA, Qatar (Ma’an) — Two Palestinian children had the chance to meet international soccer star Lionel Messi in the Qatari capital of Doha on Monday. Messi visited Doha as the global brand ambassador of the Qatari telecommunications company Ooredoo. Thanks to a partnership between Ooredoo and Palestine’s Wataniya […]

By Jonathan Cook | Jonathan-Cook.net | 25 April 2013 Israel’s increasing integration into European competitions, despite its refusal to revive peace talks with the Palestinians, respect human rights and halt illegal settlement, is, according to critics, contrary to sporting values and should be met with international opposition of the kind faced by apartheid South Africa. […]

Palestinian Olympic athlete Nader al-Masri (L) and a fellow runner speed along the waterfront in Gaza City. (File photo) PressTV | Sat Apr 20, 2013 12:38PM The Israeli regime has barred 26 Palestinian runners from the Gaza Strip to take part in a marathon in the occupied West Bank. The Gaza runners, including former Olympics […]

Pro-Palestinian activists shout anti-Israeli slogans during a protest outside the French Football Federation (FFF) office in Paris on April 17, 2013. PressTV | Thu Apr 18, 2013 1:11PM Pro-Palestinian activists have staged a protest outside the office of the French Football Federation (FFF) in Paris, demanding the release of Palestinian sportsmen held by Israel. Dozens […]

Maan News Agency | Nov 26, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A Palestinian woman died on Monday from wounds sustained in Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip, medics said. Sabah al-Sakafi, in her 30s, was wounded in an Israeli airstrike on the Shujaiya neighborhood of Gaza City during the eight-day war that ended Wednesday with […]

[ PIC 26/11/2012 – 06:24 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Ismail Haneyya, the Gaza premier, has said that the Palestinian people had scored military, political, and media victories over the Israeli occupation. He told a ceremony honoring journalists killed in the Israeli aggression and their relatives in Gaza on Monday night that the media victory is […]

Maan News Agency | Nov 26, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Islamic Jihad’s military wing on Monday published a second batch of Israeli military documents. The al-Quds Brigades released lists of Israeli soldiers, including their phone numbers, email addresses and dates of birth, on its website. The Israeli military on Sunday said thousands of reserve […]

Stephen Lendman | Nov 26, 2012 | Global Research He admitted it. He’s not finished. He has lots more killing and destruction to do. He “will not hesitate to do what is necessary to defend our people,” he said. In other words, he’ll ignore memorandum of understanding ceasefire terms, maintain Gaza’s siege, manufacture pretexts to […]

Note occpal | List violations since cease-fire Maan News Agency | Nov 26, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Twopeople were shot by Israeli forces east of Rafah on Monday, a health ministry spokesman said, in the second consecutive day of shooting along Gaza’s border. Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma’an that two men were moderately wounded after […]

Monday November 26, 2012 18:25 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies In an exclusive interview with CNN’s, Christiane Amanpour, in the Egyptian Capital, Cairo, head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Khaled Mashal, stated that his movement is not behind the Tel Aviv bombing that took place Wednesday, and confirmed that Hamas accepts a Palestinian […]

[ 26/11/2012 – 02:32 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– A Palestinian young man died on Monday of serious wounds sustained in the Israeli eight days of strikes on the Gaza Strip, medical sources said. They said that Ahmed Mashharawi was one of those critically injured in the Israeli aggression. Mashharawi’s death brings to 167 the number […]